The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-28
Caledonia County.
IIardwick.

ONE hundred thirty-fve tickets were sold
at this station for the county fair at st.
Johnsbury the past week. - A reading
club of the Chautauqua Lit erary and Sci
entifc Circle has been organized here,
chiefly through the efforts of Rev. Mr. Blake,
pastor of the Methodist church at this place.
Four hundred twenty-four tubs of
butter were shipped from this station Mon
day morning of last week and large guam
tity more went by the regular butter train
Tuesday night. Summer diaries are being
marketed at prices ranging from eighteen
to twenty cents, and twenty TO twenty-five
cents is paid for fresh September-m
- Edwin Reed has bought a building
lot on the Wolcott road of George Wheeler
and purposes erecting dwelling-house
thereon the present season. - l.. ID.
Hathaway, Esq, made a pleasure trip to
Montreal the past week, going via St. Johns
bury on Wednesday and returning on Sat
urday. - DR.. Darling and Joseph f,
Bunker are each contemplating the cree
ton of houses, if suitable building sites at
satisfactory prices can be obtained. -
A son of Ransom Wiley is seriously i'll
with typhoid fever and Alva l.. button is
reported dangerously ill. - Orrin b
Hall started for st. Louis, Missouri, on
Thursday, the 22d instant, to attend the ma.
tional encampment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. - f. p. Boardman has sc
far recovered from his recent illness as to
walk out-ofdoors some on pleasant days
- w. n Lawson is building an addi
ton to his dwelling-house for a wood-shed
- III. o. Stone, agent at this place fol
the sale of the white bronze monuments, ex
hibited them at the state fair at Burlington
and also at Caledonia and Lamoille county
fairs, by direction of the manufacturers
- Walter A. Dutton, ESQ. has rented
rooms at Mrs. Louisa II. Wards in thi;
place for residence and moved in. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Allen Place, parents of Mrs. button
reside with them
East Hardwick.
BUYERS of cows and young stock are nu
merous in this town. Twenty-Five dollars
is the average price paid for good cows
Maple sugar is also in good demand. Buy
ers are Offering nine cents per pound, an,
find but little to buy at that price. -
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Bell started for st
Louis last Thursday. Miss Jennie Smitl
went as far as Chicago with them on he
way to California, where she is to spend tn
winter with her aunt Mrs. l.. Cole. -
Mrs. w. Bonn of Lawrence, Mass, an,
Mrs Julia Bartlett of Maine have been Wis
ting their sister, Mrs. c. j. Montgomery
who has been in very poor health the pas
summer. They returned home Thursday
- Mr.. G.. w. Leitch gave his illus
trated lecture in the Congregational churc
Monday evening. - Miss Hattie Ellis
who, has been nearly helpless, all summer
has been removed to S. Russells, where sh
can have constant care. There seems to b
little hope of her recovery. - Mr.. Fal
rand has moved his shop into the Porte
building. - Albert Currier is gettn
out lumber for new set Of buildings to re
place those burned. - Rev. Il. 4
Rogers returned from his vacation last Sal
urday. - e. Hunt has made needed in
provements on his Phlbrook place, havin
recently added barn and shed.